Table C.4.20
Mean scores of Grade 8 students on the Pan-Canadian Assessment Program (PCAP) reading assessment by language, Canada, provinces and Yukon, 2007 and 2010

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Table C.4.20
Mean scores of Grade 8 students on the Pan-Canadian Assessment Program (PCAP) reading assessment by language, Canada, provinces and Yukon, 2007 and 2010
Table summary
 This table displays the results of Mean scores of Grade 8 students on the Pan-Canadian Assessment Program (PCAP) reading assessment by language Language, 2007 and 2010, calculated using mean score and confidence interval units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  LanguageNote 1 2007 2010
mean score confidence interval mean score confidence interval
Canada English and French 512 509.7 to 514.3 500Note * 497.8 to 502.2
Canada English 504 501.3 to 506.7 507 504.9 to 509.1
Canada French 536 531.1 to 540.9 480Note * 476.4 to 483.6
Newfoundland and Labrador English and French 478 473.9 to 482.1 486 480.8 to 491.2
Newfoundland and Labrador English 478 472.9 to 483.1 486 481.0 to 491.0
Newfoundland and Labrador French Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note …: not applicable Note ..: not available for a specific reference period ...
Prince Edward Island English and French 471 466.4 to 475.6 481 472.0 to 490.0
Prince Edward Island English 470 466.0 to 474.0 482 471.7 to 492.3
Prince Edward Island French Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note …: not applicable Note ..: not available for a specific reference period ...
Nova Scotia English and French 483 478.9 to 487.1 489 485.0 to 493.0
Nova Scotia English 484 480.1 to 487.9 489 485.5 to 492.5
Nova Scotia French 479 468.7 to 489.3 475 472.1 to 477.9
New Brunswick English and French 471 467.8 to 474.2 479Note * 475.1 to 482.9
New Brunswick English 471 467.1 to 474.9 486Note * 480.7 to 491.3
New Brunswick French 470 466.1 to 473.9 464 459.5 to 468.5
Quebec English and French 538 532.3 to 543.7 481Note * 477.4 to 484.6
Quebec English 492 486.6 to 497.4 492 486.1 to 497.9
Quebec French 544 537.7 to 550.3 480Note * 476.4 to 483.6
Ontario English and French 515 510.8 to 519.2 515 511.1 to 518.9
Ontario English 516 511.4 to 520.6 517 512.0 to 522.0
Ontario French 482 476.7 to 487.3 481 477.3 to 484.7
Manitoba English and French 477 473.1 to 480.9 478 474.2 to 481.8
Manitoba English 482 477.4 to 486.6 478 474.0 to 482.0
Manitoba French 437 429.3 to 444.7 468Note * 464.0 to 472.0
Saskatchewan English and French 482 477.9 to 486.1 491Note * 487.1 to 494.9
Saskatchewan English 482 478.0 to 486.0 492 488.1 to 495.9
Saskatchewan French 474 445.8 to 502.2 468 460.0 to 476.0
Alberta English and French 502 497.9 to 506.1 506 502.0 to 510.0
Alberta English 502 498.0 to 506.0 506 502.0 to 510.0
Alberta French 490 482.5 to 497.5 490 484.8 to 495.2
British Columbia English and French 495 490.9 to 499.1 499 495.3 to 502.7
British Columbia English 495 490.4 to 499.6 499 495.1 to 502.9
British Columbia French 476 462.1 to 489.9 473 467.9 to 478.1
YukonNote 2 English and French 482 472.1 to 491.9 465Note * 457.9 to 472.1
Yukon English 483 472.4 to 493.6 464Note * 456.7 to 471.3
Yukon French Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note …: not applicable Note ..: not available for a specific reference period ...
* The difference between the PCAP 2007 and 2010 mean scores is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
.. not available for a specific reference period
… not applicable
1. The results for students in the French school system were reported as French language, and the results for students in the English school system were reported as English language. The overall results for a jurisdiction represent those for students in both systems. Results for French immersion students who wrote in French were calculated as part of the English results since these students are considered part of the English-language cohort. Caution is advised when comparing achievement results based on assessment instruments that were prepared in two different languages. Despite extensive efforts to produce an equivalent test in both languages, each language has unique features that may make direct comparisons difficult.
2. The confidence intervals for Yukon in 2007 and 2010 are statistically different. The apparent overlap is due to rounding.
Notes: The Pan-Canadian Assessment Program (PCAP) is a cyclical program of assessments that measures the achievement of Grade 8 students in Canada. It is conducted by the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC). PCAP provides a detailed look at each of three core learning areas, or domains, in the years when it is a major focus of the assessment (reading in 2007, mathematics in 2010, and science in 2013), along with a minor focus on the other two domains. PCAP, which was first conducted in 2007, has replaced CMEC's School Achievement Indicators Program (SAIP).
The 2007 figures reflect a rescaling of the scaled scores from one administration to the metric of the other. To compare the performance of Canada or of provinces or Yukon in a particular assessment year with that of others, the PCAP report for that year should be consulted.
The confidence interval represents the range within which the score for the population is likely to fall, with 95% probability. It is calculated as a range of plus or minus about two standard errors around the estimated average score. The difference between estimated average scores are statistically significant if the confidence intervals do not overlap.
Performance differences should be interpreted with caution. It is not possible to determine the extent to which observed differences are indicative of longer-term changes.
Due to small sample size, results for students enrolled in French schools in Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, and Yukon were not included in this table. They were, however, included in the calculations for the overall mean score in each jurisdiction.
The Northwest Territories and Nunavut did not participate in PCAP 2010.
For a brief description of this indicator, including the methodology, please see the Handbook for the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program.
Sources: Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), Pan-Canadian Assessment Program, PCAP-2010: Report on the Assessment of Mathematics, Science, and Reading; Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), special tabulation from Assessment unit, February 2012.
Updated May 1, 2012.
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